Harrison Ford on Jimmy Kimmel - NO STAR WARS QUESTIONS

Harrison Ford on Jimmy Kimmel - NO STAR WARS QUESTIONS

Harrison Ford had a bit of a run in with some folks on the Jimmy Kimmel show. He was nice enough to Kimmel, who quickly moved off the Star Wars subject and solicited questions from the audience. But then, man, maybe that wasn’t such a good idea because that really set Ford off.

I mean, see for yourself. And be sure to watch before you read my comments below.

(Be warned that some of the humor could be considered a bit crude or crass)




Man, he is so good at acting (surprise) like he is perturbed and put out that you can’t really tell if it’s an act or not at first. And even part…

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‘Man of Steel’ Trailer Analysis

‘Man of Steel’ Trailer Analysis
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Simply put, “Man Of Steel” looks rather epic—a mix of deep-rooted character development and incredible action that points to full-on war on Earth. Also, Henry Cavill, something of a question mark as he’s never quite impressed, doesn’t seem completely out of place here, thankfully. The world and context of “Man Of Steel” is unfolding, and much like Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” films, it seems to be rooted in a pragmatic reality, with plausible reasons for elements of the Superman cannon to appear while less plausible lore seems to have been jettisoned completely. We thought we’d take a deeper…

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Joseph Kosinski Interviewed about ‘Oblivion’

Joseph Kosinski Interviewed about ‘Oblivion’
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Ambition is clearly never waning for the architect-turned-filmmaker, and with “Oblivion” set to hit theaters stateside this week, we sat down with him to discuss the film’s long journey to the screen, in-camera special effects, and his relationship with Disney the entire time.

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Did you meld advice like that from other directors, such as [early mentor] David Fincher?
David was really instrumental more when I first got to Los Angeles. He really loved my stuff, and actually helped me get my first commercial job, which was the “Gears of War” [“Mad World” spot] I did. David really…

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Joss Whedon Talks - ‘Avengers 2’ Fun

Joss Whedon Talks - ‘Avengers 2’ Fun

Joss Whedon’s The Avengers was the biggest movie of 2012. It brought in a domestic total of $623.3 Million, and a worldwide total of $1.5 Billion. Yes that’s with a “B”, and yes, you are reading that right. It made $888.4 Million overseas. It’s a little crazy, right?

So it’s no surprise that everyone is excited about The Avengers 2, and the Marvel universe in general. Everyone is always begging Joss Whedon to throw us some juicy details about the upcoming film. Of course he can’t tell us much, both contractually, and as a good story teller. Who wants to spoil all the fun, right?

But…

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Anthony Pascale Deep Dive on ‘Star Trek’ Trailer

Anthony Pascale Deep Dive on ‘Star Trek’ Trailer
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The new domestic theatrical trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness is now online. There are tons of goodies to see so once again TrekMovie takes a deep dive with a shot-by-shot analysis. Check it all out below, but beware of Spoilers.

Star Trek Into Darkness Domestic Theatrical Trailer Analysis

As this is the fifth trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness, this analysis will focus on the shots that are new, including variations or extended bits from things we have seen before… Shall we begin?

Anthony doing is thing over there on TrekMovie.com as usual. Be sure to click through. Awesome…

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‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Final Trailer

‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Final Trailer

Okay. Alright. Here we go. I’ve watched it once and I’m about to watch it again and analyze it a little more slowly. One thing is for sure, it looks like Kirk is/has made a serious mistake (or two) and some miscalculations, which is unusual for Kirk as we’ve always known him before. But this is still telling the story of how he became Kirk I suppose you would say.

This certainly looks epic, and okay, it’s Star Trek so I’m excited in spite of myself. TrekMovie.com (Anthony Pascale) is working on a shot by shot analysis right now and I’m looking forward to that as I always do.

I hope this…

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General Zod Wants Superman

General Zod Wants Superman

Apparently transmissions from Krypton get a little garbled by the time they get to earth as this video demonstrates. And unless we give up “Kal-El” I guess earth is toast. Seems like a no brainer, Superman should turn himself in.

Something else interesting: a site has popped up online with the same sort of fuzzy static that appears to be counting down in Kryptonian. It is: IWillFindHim.com. Kind of interesting. I wonder what they have planned.

Check out General Zod’s threat.

The Real Jokers (Happy Tax Day!)

The Real Jokers (Happy Tax Day!)

It’s April 15th. One can easily tell this by the collective groan heard across the country as we reckon with the (arguably out of control) tax code. If you are lucky enough to have married a math major (like yours truly) who thinks numbers and stuff are cool, you may not be dealing direclty with the taxes, and yet, you know it’s there, mocking you. You can’t get away from it. It’s never ending.

But, don’t despair and stab your eyes out, let me bring some humor to the situation for you and make it all better. The joker has some words of wisdom for you today: “Some people just want to see…

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‘Star Trek’ (and one ‘Star Wars’) Goodies

‘Star Trek’ (and one ‘Star Wars’) Goodies

First up is a 30 second TV spot from the UK (the spot also runs in Australia) for Star Trek Into Darkness and features a little bit of new footage, and a lot of already seen footage from the myriad of other trailers. Despite my skepticism and my lack of love for the new JJ-Verse of Star Trek I can’t help but start to get excited for another Star Trek film. I hope it’s better than the 2009 film.

Second, the 21st Century Orchestra performed the score for Star Trek 2009 live to a projection of the film. It looks pretty cool. Here are a couple of clips (and check out the whole article…

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Across the Pond Media with Myke Hurley

Across the Pond Media with Myke Hurley
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How do the Brits consume their online video? I have no idea, but esteemed 5by5 host Myke Hurley does, which is why he joins me this week for a discussion about online media from across the pond. We discuss Freeview, BBC iPlayer, Netflix, Vdio and more. Thanks again to Myke for coming on the show; TJ should be back next with with regularly scheduled episodes.

Normally I co-host this show with Alex Arena, but given my crazy week last week I was unable to record episode 12 so Alex enlisted the help of fellow podcaster and media consumer / cable cutter Myke Hurley straight from the U.K. You…

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